Railroad-tie



(No Model.)

T. BREEN.

RAILROAD TIE. No. 272,850. Patented Feb. 27, 1883.

WITNESSES:

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STATES UNITED PATENT GEEICE.

THOMAS BREEN, OF KNOWLTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,850, dated February27, 1883.

Application filed April 18, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS BREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Knowlton, in the county of Delaware and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention relatesto an improvement in railroad-ties and it consistsin the tiesA and A, the blocks (3, the fish-plates B, in connection withthe ties A, the screw-spikes d, and in the construction, combination,and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully specified.

In the drawings, Figure l is aplan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, andFigs. 3, 4, an 5 are detail views.

A represents a metallic railroad-tie, having its ends b b bent overagainst and conformed to the shape of the foot of the rail upon which inpractice it is closely fitted. That part'of each tie which spans thespace between the rails and screw-spikes (Z d is twisted; but each tieis also formed into a flattened metal bar, (1, beneath the rails, whereit is adapted to and fittedinto recesses D,formed in the sleeperblocksG. The railroad-tie A is also twisted and formed into a flattened bar;but at one end thereof it projects upward vertically to form thefish-plate B. This end is conformed to the shape of the base of the railuntil it reaches a line in the same vertical plane perpendicular to theedge of the head of the rail, and then it projects vertically until itsupper end reaches the same plane as the top of the rail, as shown inFig. 3. The plate B, Fig. 5, is located at the junction of two rails, onthe inner side of the rail, and opposite to plate B,

to which it is secured by bolts 6 e, and to this 0 end oblongbolt-orifices are provided in the rails. The opposite end of this tubeis con-- formed to the contour of the rail in the same manner as shownand described in tie A. The

lateral ends of the sleeper-blocks O are inclined 45 outwardly from topto bottom and provided with longitudinal recesses, wherein the ties arefitted, as shown. These blocks may be made of wood, the slag ofiron-furnaces, or of any other suitable material, whereby ordinary Qwooden ties are dispensed with, and a great economy in the cost ofconstruction of railroads is accomplished. Besides, it will be observedthat I also effect an economy in the number of spikes employed, and amthus enabled to construct a railroad much cheaper and more durable thanotherwise possible.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. In a railroad-tie, the combination of twist ed ties, screw-spikes d,and sleeper-blocks O,

' substantially as shown, and for the purpose de-

